Man found stabbed to death near running car

A man was found stabbed to death near a Northwest Side forest preserve late Monday night, lying near a running SUV that police believe was his.

At about 11:07 p.m., officers on routine patrol came across the unattended vehicle in the 4300 block of North Thatcher Road near Schiller Woods, said Police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez.

When they went to check it out, they found the man lying with blood on his chest near the red Ford Explorer, Perez said. A preliminary account from police incorrectly said the man had been found inside the vehicle.